Gold hoard

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feminine noun (archaism / collective)

Definition

An archaic collective term used to designate a large sum of money consisting exclusively of gold coins (altuns) or the totality of precious metallic wealth owned by a person; by extension, it describes a state of opulence or a hoard accumulated from taxes and trade.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Gold hoard
  • Wealth of gold

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Feminine noun, structural collective shifting with definite articulation.
Formation Abstract/collective noun derived from the Turkish 'altun' (gold) using the Romanian functional suffix '-ie'.
Spelling / Pronunciation [al.tɨn.ˈd͡ʒi.e]
Source Glossary of Historical Linguistic Shifting and Economic Archaisms

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Boierul ascunsese o întreagă altângie sub podeaua conacului de frica incursiunilor militare.

EN: The boyar had hidden a whole gold hoard under the mansion's floor for fear of military incursions.

RO: Toată acea altângie adunată din biruri grele s-a risipit rapid în mâinile moștenitorilor risipitori.

EN: All that wealth of gold collected from heavy taxes quickly vanished in the hands of the wasteful heirs.

RO: Cronicarul povestește cu uimire despre marea altângie expusă la curtea domnească în timpul soliei străine.

EN: The chronicler tells with astonishment about the great gold treasure displayed at the princely court during the foreign embassy.

Idioms & Phrases

Altângie domnească / Princely gold treasure

RO: Rezerva centrală de metal prețios a țării, păstrată bine păzită pentru situații de criză majoră sau război.

EN: The country's central precious metal reserve, kept well-guarded for situations of major crisis or war.

A strânge o altângie / To amass a fortune of gold

RO: Expresie metaforică veche ce denotă efortul îndelungat de acumulare și tezaurizare a monedelor de valoare.

EN: An old metaphorical expression denoting the long-term effort of accumulating and hoarding valuable coins.

Altângie ascunsă / Hidden gold cache

RO: Monede îngropate în vase de lut, descoperite deseori întâmplător în siturile medievale rurale.

EN: Coins buried in clay vessels, often discovered by chance in rural medieval archeological sites.

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